Great Island Cabin Office
Facility · North Carolina ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Seashore) · Open Access
- 3 ft
- Elevation
Located at Great Island on South Core Banks, this area is only reached by either the park ferry or your personal boat. The vehicle ferry coming from Davis, NC lands here, dropping off 4-wheel drive vehicles and passengers. The Office is open seasonally from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM daily. Available facilities: First Aid, park passport stamp, free Jr Ranger booklet, beach wheelchair (free rental), recreation permits
Getting there
The Great Island Cabin Camp can be reached by ferries leaving from the town of Davis, NC. These ferries can carry both passengers and four-wheel drive vehicles.
34.76087, -76.41223 · 34°45'39.1"N 76°24'44.0"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 6.3 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Great Island Cabin Office
- Can you reserve a site at Great Island Cabin Office?
- No. Great Island Cabin Office is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Great Island Cabin Office
- Great Island Cabin Camp less than 0.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Cape Lookout National Seashore Tours 8.4 mi · Tickets · we watch it
- Long Point Cabin Camp 13 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Oyster Point Campground 19.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Flanners Beach Campground 34 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Ocracoke Campground 37.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Cedar Point Campground 38.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- South Core Banks -- Beach camping less than 0.1 mi · Campground
- Harkers Island Visitor Center 8.3 mi · Facility
- Light Station Visitor Center 11.4 mi · Facility
- North Core Banks - Beach Camping 13 mi · Campground
- Portsmouth Visitor Center 29.1 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (252) 728-2250
- Email calo_information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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